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A hefty, 10-foot-long (3 meters) crocodile relative had an odd way of getting around 120 million years ago in what is now South Korea. The huge beast walked on its two hind legs like a T. rex, researchers said after analyzing footprints left behind by the reptile. There are no...

How Alligators Survive in a Frozen Pond: They 'Snorkel'

As temperatures dipped along the U.S. East Coast, alligators at a sanctuary park in North Carolina figured out a cute way to survive in their icy homes: They poked their noses out of the water as it began to freeze over, their scaly snorkels becoming their only conduit for oxygen....

Once upon a research grant, scientists strapped three dead alligators into weighted harnesses and deposited the corpses 6,600 feet (2 kilometers) down in the Gulf of Mexico. The first gator was overrun with giant pink crustaceans within a day and slowly eaten from the inside out. The second gator was...

See an Alligator Devour Another Alligator in These Gruesome Photos

In a marsh near coastal Texas, a young alligator recently met a grisly end — as a meal for another, much bigger alligator. A photographer happened to be nearby and captured the alligator cannibalism, as the hungry beast gulped down its prey. The small alligator was more than a mouthful...

Endangered croc gives piggyback ride to 100 babies after mating with '7 or 8 females'

Picking the kids up from school takes on a different meaning for crocodylian parents. In this photo, taken by India-based photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee, a male freshwater gharial shows us why. Bobbing in the waters of northern India's National Chambal Sanctuary, the croc waits as more than 100 of his month-old...

Giant 14-foot-long crocodile found with human remains in stomach

Human remains have been found inside the stomach of a 14-foot-long (4.2 meters) crocodile on an island north of Queensland, Australia. According to local authorities, the remains likely belong to Andrew Heard, a 69-year-old fisherman who went missing from the area on Feb. 11. Heard was last seen that Thursday...

Ancient 'swamp king' monster croc once terrorized Australia

A monster croc spanning 16 feet (5 meters) ruled the waterways of south-eastern Queensland in Australia millions of years ago. Researchers from the University of Queensland identified the reptilian giant — now dubbed “swamp king — after studying its fossilized 25-inch-long (65 centimeters) skull, which was first uncovered in the...

How Did the Massive 'Salty' Crocodile Captured in Australia Get So Freaking Big?

Australian parks and wildlife rangers captured a monster of a crocodile Monday (July 9), according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The beast was 15 feet 5 inches long (4.7 meters) and weighed a whopping 1,300 lbs. (600 kilograms). If a reptile long enough to block two lanes of traffic sounds...

Watch a Tied-Up Alligator Knock a Man Out With Its Hard, Reptilian Skull

American alligators are beautiful, amazing, horrible monsters. As such, there are many parts of their body that they can obviously hurt you with. Up front, they've got wide, grinning toothy mouths that can clamp down on your limbs with deadly force. In the back, they've got powerful tails for thwacking....

What to Do If You Come Face-to-Face with an Alligator

A teenage girl rafting in a creek got the fright of her life when an alligator nearly as long as two grand-size pianos chased her up a tree in Florida's Ocala National Forest on Friday (June 29). When the 9-foot-long (2.7 meters) alligator approached 15-year-old Jordan Broderick in the midafternoon,...